Recent content by RyanB

Cheers Wayne, I have printed on textured etching paper which does add to the effect for sure. Its about as heavy a gauge paper as my printer can handle so anything heavier would have to go to a pro printer which is certainly an option I have explored. Not sure on the art shops, we used to have...

Norfolk Coast 2021 Canon 5Diii, 100-400L

I also think a phone( using an appropriate mount, possible gooseneck style) with a supplementary macro add on lens is the best solution. For super tiny work like with a watch, a macro probe lens can get right in there without interfering with your line of sight or blocking light.

Many thanks guys, a very encouraging response. :) Great suggestion. It's definitely something I have considered. I even tried my hand at it a few years ago but the results were err... lets say very amateur, to be very generous. I may revisit it as I still have the kit knocking about...

Thanks Paul, I can see this as being a real rabbit hole I'm going down with all the options. Should be good fun :)

Thanks Denise , I tend to go a little table top studio crazy during the winters and stuff like this is usually the result...

Sounds odd/ possibly boring but a while back I started photographing paper, folded, curled, textured/ not, monochrome and lit by gel coloured flash. I haven't done tonnes of images but someone suggested they would make an interesting coffee table book and I filed that suggestion in the back of...

Also worth looking at the 52 challenge, a weekly themed challenge where you start your own 52 thread with as many entries as you want per weekly theme and then submit your favourite to the group thread each week. It runs from Jan - Dec but as its a personal challenge I think (might want to...

Many thanks 'The other Chris' your efforts are very much appreciated!!:clap:

Hopefully the speedup was from something our brilliant admin has done rather than a lull in the storm... :D

I meant that in regards to getting rid of guests all together. I imagine restrictions like you describe would mitigate the effects of a bot onslaught substantially.

Wouldn't that mean the site could only be viewed as a registered member though? It would seriously impact genuine new members signing up if they couldn't see what they were signing up for. I know I sporadically browsed the site for a few months before I decided to actually join. On another...

Probably something to do with the 45,759 'guests' currently on the site. All AI agents I would suspect...:mad: Its pretty much a DoS attack from big tech

Stained Glass 11/29/2023 Canon 5DIII, M42 Mamiya 55mm f1.8, 1/80, ISO 3200 (manual focus lens so no idea the aperture used)

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